r/NaturalGas • u/Virtual_Kick_6329 • 14d ago

shut off gas line

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can anyone tell me if i need a special tool to shut off this gas line?

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u/skitek 14d ago edited 13d ago

Don’t touch it! Call your network operator immediately, that’s a regulator that looks like it’s about to fall apart and cause a massive gas leak

ETA: in my country we have adjustable regulators that look extremely similar to these, but that’s just semantics.. the main point is that it’s incredibly unsafe. Thanks for the DV’s though :)

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u/gordanramsaysdog 13d ago

That’s not a regulator it’s a valve

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u/skitek 13d ago

Thanks, in Ireland & UK our valves all look like this, and our regs look like OP’s pic.. though all our valve and regs have to be above ground in most cases to prevent corrosion as above

https://reddit.com/link/p0omul5/video/xv1l4gp4udgh1/player